Brief Communication: The dark side of risk and crisis communication: legal conflicts and responsibility allocation

Inadequate, misinterpreted, or missing risk and crisis communication may be a reason for practitioners, and sometimes science advisors, to become the subjects of criminal investigations. This work discusses the legal consequences of inadequate risk communication in these situations. After presenting...

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Main Author: A. Scolobig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-06-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/15/1449/2015/nhess-15-1449-2015.pdf